Re: VSG Belt Drives (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 02:57:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: VSG Belt Drives (fwd)

I never said to use the belt. I was offering an
alternative to the belt sander for driving a VDG belt.
Surely you folks weren't planning on using a sanding
belt????? Likewise, I wouldn't expect you to use a
treadmill belt; just the drive mechanism. I went on
and on about the variable speed controls, not the
belt.

Adam

[Well, it WOULD be a better use for a treadmill than a clothes hanger ;-)
SRR]

--- High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:32:27 +0800
> From: Peter Terren <pterren1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: VSG Belt Drives (fwd)
>
> I own 2 treadmills for medical use.  Both have black
> belts (usually =
> slightly conductive).  It is very important for
> these to be antistatic as
> picking up the few millivolts from an ECG during an
> exercise test can easily
> be interfered with.  I do recall an older machine
> which gave interference as
> irregular sharp spikes.  Suspecting static, I found
> that wetting the belt
> while running would fix the problem. Hence treamill
> belts probably won't
> serve for a VDG very well.
> Cheers
> Peter (Tesla Downunder)
> http://members.iinet.net.au/~pterren
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 02:34:04 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: VSG Belt Drives
> >
> > Instead of buying an expensive belt sander, how
> about
> > using an exercise treadmill.
> > snip
> > Adam
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>


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